Growing Pains… Ease Them Naturally
06/14/2007
Let’s face it, we parents don’t want our kids to be in pain, but when it does occur, we want that pain to go away… fast. But, do we really want to teach our children to reach for a bottle of pills every time they have an ache or a pain? Personally, I want my child to be as drug free as possible.
That is why I reach for a topical natural pain reliever when my children have a body ache or pain.
One of the times that a natural pain relief remedy might be necessary during a child’s growing years is when they are in a growth spurt. During that time, children can experience growing pain.
Two common growth spurts usually begin between the ages of 3 and 5 and then between 8 and 12. It usually is within these two age groups that growing pains are most common. It is interesting to note that growing pains occur less frequently in those children that are less active
Growing pains are not a chronic pain. The pain occurs mainly in the evenings and at night. Sometimes the pain will wake a child from sleep.
In the book, “What’s Happening to my body?” by Lynda Madaras, the author states that growing pains are “a dull, painful, achy feeling. Often felt behind the knee, in the thigh, or along the shin. They may also occur in the arms, back, groin, shoulders, or ankles. Doctors don’t really know what causes growing pain.”
Some sources say that the cause is the fact that bones and muscle grow at different rates. During a growth spurt, the pains tend to come more often and may be more severe because bone growth and muscle growth are temporarily out of sync.
Some sources state that growing pains are not caused by growth, but they do cease when growing stops. The growth rate slows from three years of age onwards and only picks up again with the onset of puberty.
Growing pains do not cause limping. If your child is experiencing major, chronic pain, it is not simply growing pains and you should consult your health practitioner for advice.
Although experts cannot seem to agree on exactly what causes growing pains, they do all seem to agree that a warm bath, stretching, massage and an analgesic might be helpful. They also agree that growing pains are not dangerous and eventually go away. As a mom, my suggestion is to always reach for the most natural pain relief product you can find.
Judy Cutler, mom, proud grandma and inventor of “Naturally Painless,” a natural pain remedy says, “We encourage our children to eat fresh fruits and vegetables instead of junk foods so that their bodies grow strong and healthy. So, it only makes sense that when they are in pain, we provide them with safe, natural solutions that don’t create undesirable side effects.”
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